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t - A photo of a bridge in
Southern Leyte has been
the object of ridicule and
nicknamed “Daang
Matuweed” by netizens
is doing the rounds
online. The new bridge
looks nothing out of the
ordinary but upo...
Netizens poke fun at a bridge
in Leyte without a river;
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visayanbizpost.tumblr.com - Duterte could
lose crucial votes over rape remarks —analysts
MANILA - A presidential election in the
Philippines could go down to the wire after an
offensive gaffe by frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte
ab...
Duterte could lose crucial votes over
rape remarks —analysts
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news.abs-cbn.com - MANILA (UPDATED) -
Tough-talking Davao City Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte boosted his lead from his closest
election rivals in the latest ABS-CBN survey by
Pulse Asia taken 3 weeks before the May 9
preside...
Duterte boosts lead in new ABS-CBN
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visayanbizpost.tumblr.com - Duterte on
rape joke complaint: Why sue? She’s already
Duterte on rape joke complaint: Why
sue? She’s already dead
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localpulse.net - Video showing electric
posts in the middle of the road in
Tacloban City goes viral online, posing a
grave threat to road users. Residents
say a disaster is waiting to happen as a
number of vehicles...
VIDEO: Electric posts in
the middle of road goes
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sunstar.com.ph - BASEY, Samar -- Five
government soldiers were seriously
injured in an ambush staged by
suspected communist rebels in Barangay
New San Agustin in this municipality
around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17....
5 soldiers wounded in
NPA ambush in Samar
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Visayas Ombudsman
probes Kris Aquino’s
use of presidential
chopper for campaign
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rape joke complaint: Why sue? She’s already
dead Presidential candidate Davao City Mayor
Rodrigo on Friday let loose a slew of expletives
against the Commission on Human Rights for
condu...
voanews.com - Rodrigo Duterte is favored to
win the Philippine presidential election in May,
and if he does, he says he is ready to cut ties
with the United States and Australia – two of
the country’s closest al...
Philippine Presidential Candidate
Threatens to Cut Diplomatic Ties with US
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straitstimes.com - MANILA (Reuters) - The
United States will transfer an observation
blimp to the Philippines to help it track
maritime activity and guard its borders amid
rising tensions in the South China Sea, a US...
US to give Philippines eye in sky to track
South China Sea activity
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philstar.com - MANILA, Philippines – By its
strong and negative reaction to the intensified
joint Philippine-US military activities in the
South China Sea and West Philippine Sea,
China “misunderstands” their pur...
‘China misunderstands Philippines-US
military activities’
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nationalinterest.org - Territorial disputes in
the South China Sea—involving China, Taiwan,
Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines
—are destabilizing the region. Although not a
claimant, the United States has a ves...
Obama's Hollow Peace in the South
China Sea
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theguardian.com - Britain said on Monday a
ruling expected in late May in an international
arbitration case the Philippines has brought
against China’s South China Sea claims must
be binding. Related: UN tribunal at...
South China Sea: Britain says court of
arbitration ruling must be binding
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visayanbizpost.tumblr.com - The NBI Anti-
Cybercrime Division also released the mugshot
of the suspected member of Anonymous
Philippines, the group that claimed the recent
LOOK: NBI releases suspected Comelec
hacker’s mugshot
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newsinfo.inquirer.net - CEBU CITY —
The Office of the Ombudsman in the
Visayas is looking into reports that
television host Kris Aquino used a
presidential helicopter during a
campaign sortie of the Liberal Party (LP)
in ...
businessmirror.com.ph -
TACLOBAN City was celebrating Sangyaw
Festival, while the provincial government
of Leyte was celebrating Pintados-
Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals when I
came in June last year. It was my first
time...
Tacloban is alive and
kicking!
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mb.com.ph - PNoy makes farewell tour
in Eastern Visayas CALBAYOG CITY,
WESTERN SAMAR — Days after touring
several provinces in Luzon, President
Aquino has taken the “Daang Matuwid”
campaign to Eastern Visayas...
PNoy makes farewell
tour in Eastern Visayas
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mb.com.ph - Tacloban City, Leyte —
The Department of Environment and
Natural Resources office in Region VIII
(DENR-8) is estimating that over 20,000
people from all walks of life in Eastern
Visayas will be par...
20,000 people in
Eastern Visayas to
mark Earth Day
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samarnews.com - CARIGARA, Leyte –
Another Leyte town is now insurgency-
free during the ceremonial signing of
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
declaring Carigara, Leyte as Stable
Internal Peace and Security municipali...
Carigara, Leyte as
Stable Internal Peace &
Security municipality
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newsinfo.inquirer.net - FORMING
political alliances. Knowing when to
wage a battle. Befriending political foes.
These are some of the reasons at least
New alliances leave
many Visayas
politicians unopposed
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Philippines, the group that claimed the recent
hacking of the Comelec website. Biteng was
arrested in...
interaksyon.com - If you think it couldn’t get
any worse, think again. The Comelec voters
database allegedly stolen by hackers and
made accessible on Wednesday online through
a searchable website is now also availab...
Entire Comelec database available via
torrent; Malacañang 'seeding' it?
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news.abs-cbn.com - Smart Communications
recently launched its blazing fast LTE Advance
service, but internet speeds are not expected
to pick up anytime soon as red tape slows the
upgrade of telecommunication infrastr...
Blazing fast internet remains a dream in
Philippines
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mb.com.ph - House Independent Bloc leader
and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez called on the
Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board (LTFRB) yesterday to
“rescind” the government’s planned phaseout
of ...
LTFRB urged to shelve planned phaseout
of traditional jeepneys
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philstar.com - MANILA, Philippines – The
Philippines has the potential to become a
major economic powerhouse over the next
decade should it succeed in eliminating red
tape and graft and corruption in government
a...
Philippines can be economic powerhouse
in next decade – PEZA
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These are some of the reasons at least
50 candidates for governor, vice
governor, mayor, vice mayor and congr...
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In the Loop: Duterte
says sorry; Miss
Universe-Philippines
2016
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Mayor Rody
Duterte's statement
to the rape joke
issue April 17 2016
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Pia Wurtzbach
Farewell Walk
Binibining Pilipinas
2016 (Miss
Philippines 2016)
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Facebook opens
Philippines office
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ESCALATION: U.S.
WARPLANES AND
COMMANDOS
DEPLOY TO
PHILIPPINES AMID
SOUTH CHINA SEA
TENSIONS
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A Tribute to Prince
from the cast of The
Color Purple | THE
COLOR PURPLE on
Broadway
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bloomberg.com - A first-time Philippine
senator and a former minister endorsed by the
current president were selected by analysts as
the most credible candidates in next month’s
election to run the economy, accord...
Philippine Candidates Seen as Best to
Run Economy Trail in Polls
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news.abs-cbn.com - A political analyst said
the country is now witnessing "grievance
politics," following recent surveys hailing
presidential candidate Davao Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte and vice presidential hopeful Senato...
Duterte, Marcos lead show 'grievance
politics': analyst
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Aquino not afraid of being
jailed
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Ex-Samar mayor faces graft for
ignoring employee’s grievance
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Roxas, Robredo campaign in
Yolanda-stricken towns of
Leyte
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scmp.com - China is lobbying Russia for
support in opposing international court
proceedings launched by the Philippines over
the disputed South China Sea. Foreign Minister
Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart...
Beijing seeks Moscow’s support over
South China Sea court battle with
Philippines
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newsinfo.inquirer.net - PORTOVIEJO,
Ecuador—Rescuers in Ecuador burrowed
through deep rubble Sunday in an increasingly
desperate attempt to find survivors of an
earthquake that killed at least 246 people and
allowed score...
Ecuador digs for survivors of quake that
killed 246
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China angered by Britain’s
comments on South China Sea
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Matthew Fisher: Gruesome
deadline nears for Canadian
held captive by militants in the
Philippines
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technology.inquirer.net - Twelve years after
its founding, social networking giant Facebook
on Thursday launched its Philippine office.
With the opening of Facebook Philippines,
which found its home in Manila, the top
socia...
Facebook launches Philippine office
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sunstar.com.ph - SAN CARLOS CITY-
President Benigno Aquino III inaugurated
yesterday the 59-megawatt (MW) San Carlos
Sun (SacaSun), the first solar power plant of
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) in Negros
Occide...
Added capacity for Visayas
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PAL in ‘talks’ with investor for
global expansion
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Philippines kicks-off
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mb.com.ph - Tacloban City, Leyte — The Earth Day
celebration in the Visayas was a resounding success,
Earth Day in Eastern Visayas,
huge success
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manilatimes.net - TWO Filipino innovators have made
it to the semi-finals round of the US Department of
States’ Global Innovation through Science and
Technology (GIST) Tech-I pitch competition, a news
Pinoys make it to US shortlist
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